Day 01
MARRAKECH - TIZI -N-TICHKA - AIT BENHADDOU - OUARZAZATE - ROSE VALLEY-DADES VALLEY/GORGES
Morocco · Desert Adventure
3 days desert trip from marrakech to merzouga dunes
The journey
Trip highlights
- 01 Cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n'Tichka pass
- 02 Visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Aït Benhaddou
- 03 Travel through Dades Valley, Todra Gorges, Erfoud, and Berber villages
- 04 Enjoy a camel trek across the Erg Chebbi dunes
- 05 Watch sunset and sunrise in the Sahara
- 06 Spend one night in Dades Valley and one night in a desert camp
Discover Morocco’s dramatic landscapes on this 3-day desert journey from Marrakech to Merzouga. Travel across the High Atlas Mountains and the Tizi n'Tichka pass, visit the UNESCO-listed Ksar of Aït Benhaddou, and pass through valleys, gorges, and Berber villages on your way toward the Sahara.
The experience includes an overnight stay in Dades Valley and a memorable camel trek across the Erg Chebbi dunes. Watch the sunset over the sand, spend the night in a desert camp, and wake early for sunrise before returning to Marrakech through ever-changing desert and mountain scenery.
Discover Morocco’s dramatic landscapes on this 3-day desert journey from Marrakech to Merzouga.
From the itinerary
At a glance
What this trip includes
Duration
3 Days
Tour type
Shared
Activity level
Easy
Accommodation
Included
Transport
Included
Wheelchair access
No
Cities
Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Merzouga, Todgha Gorge, Erfoud, Aït Benhaddou, Tizi n'Tichka, Atlas Mountains, Erg Chebbi, Tinejdad, Dadès Gorges
Languages
English, French
Day by day
The itinerary
Day 02
Picking up from your accommodation at Marrakech at 7h30 am then we will start our journey from Marrakech to Dades Gorges across the Tizi-n-Tichka Atlas pass, with far-reaching views across the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber villages then we continue to Kasbah Ait Benhaddou to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Benhaddou, you will have lunch at Ait benhaddou or ouarzazate where you'll visit Kasbah Taourirt and the atlas studios then we continue to Dades gorges though roses and dades valley, we will spend the night in a riad/hotel in Dades valley
Day 05
Night in the hotel , kasbah Riad
Day 06
DADES VallEY - TENGHIR - TODRA GORGES - TINJDAD - ERFOUD - MERZOUGA(NIGHT IN DESERT)
Day 07
After the breakfast, Departure to Erg chebbi sahara desert in Merzouga. Berber villages are scattered along the way, we’ll pass through Todra Gorges ,Tenhir , Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud in which we’ll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet, and then we continue to a Hotel in Merzouga, after relaxing few minutes you will take some of your luggage in small bag (the necessary for the night in desert) and leave the other luggage in the hotel, then we will ride the camels on an adventure crossing the erg chebbi sand dunes, this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise. When we reach the camp we will leave the camels and we walk to the highest sand dunes for sand boarding and to watch the sunset, we will spend the night in a camp (Berber nomad tents) with drums music in the middle of the Sahara
Day 10
Night in sahara desert Bivouac berber tente
Day 11
CAMEL TREKKING BACK TO MERZOUGA - OUARZAZATE-ATLAS MOUNTAINS - BACK TO MARRAKECH
Day 12
We will wake up you early morning to watch the sunrise in dunes, then we ride the camel’s back to Merzouga , after the breakfast and take shower in the Hotel, we start our journey backing to Marrakech trough different areas and different Berber villages , until Ouarzazate were we will use the same road back to Marrakech, we arrive in evening/night 3 Day tour from Marrakech to Merzouga & Camel Trek & overnight on the Sahara Desert Camp
The route
Where you'll travel
The fine print
Trip details
What's Included
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Transport A/C Vehicle
- 1 night at the hotel with dinner and breakfast
- 1 night at the desert with dinner and breakfast
- Camel Trek to overnight in Berber desert Camp (Private tents)
- Drop off at your Marrakech hotel or closest accessible location to your riad if not car accessible
Know before you go
- STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
- ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
- PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
- INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- *You can present either a printed or a mobile voucher for this activity *This voucher is valid only on the date and time specified
- *Please type down your hotel name and address at the checkout page before booking the tour *Please arrive in the hotel lobby at least 10 minutes before the scheduled departure
- *The operator will confirm your pick up time through email 24 hours before your scheduled tour
- *Please be patient in cases of unforeseen
Logistics
Meeting & route
Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Marrakesh.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Marrakesh.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey
Your 3 days finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Marrakesh..
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